Secreted virulence factors in lethal illness due to Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus causes significant illnesses throughout the world, including toxic shock syndrome (TSS), pneumonia, and infective endocarditis. Major contributors to S. aureus illnesses are secreted virulence factors it produces, including superantigens and cytolysins. Rabbit cardiac physiolog...
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University of Iowa
2013
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Online Access: | https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4760 https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5276&context=etd |